^^ as above really......the venue is beyond poor lol. has been since it started making money for the organisers really, which is day 1.
either full or open face helmet, doesnt really matter for the stripp, end of the day ur only looking directly forward 99% of the time. opens for track events yes
if u have one of the new licenses, i think u need to take both parts with you.
all said n done tho, you can have a good craic there, and the times are comparable to other events, the timing systems are pretty much the same, and the distance the same,.
a run to york is 1/4 of the cost of a run to pod for me , and tbh, the diff isnt worth the trip to pod.